Single Vineyard Name: CLOS PALET
Country/Region/Appellation: FRANCE, LOIRE VALLEY, VOUVRAY
DOC / Classification: APPELLATION D'ORIGINE PROTEGEE
Bottle Color: Burgundy Dead Leaf
Village: VOUVRAY
Owner: François Chainier
Soil : Clay-limestone soil
Surface: Number of acres 20 hectares
Harvest: Manual
Serving temperature: Chilled
Age of vines: 35 years
Drink by: 5 years
The Domaine, run by François Chainier, is aknowleged by top professionals in the wine trade.

This wine will pair nicely with grilled fish, selfish and roast poultry. But is is also to be enjoyed as an aperitif on its own.

Color: Light yellow in color with tints of green.
Nose: Floral notes on the nose (acacia flower), with aromas of fresh almonds.
Palate: Well balanced between round and crisp on the palate.

The grapes underwent a quiet, long pressing and strict juice selection, followed by 24 hours of settling. A second sorting was carried out prior to the alcoholic fermentation and took place in stainless steel tanks. Temperature was monitored over the course of a month and a half and the lees were stirred every days to ensure a smooth fermentation. Following fermentation, the wine was racked and aged in stainless steel tanks on its fine lees for four months in troglodyte cellars.